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Kevin Love is coming off a career season where he averaged 26.1 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists, making him the first player since the merger to average at least 26 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.
(Associated Press File)

"I'm saying it's most likely because Kevin has made it pretty clear that that's what he wants to do," Taylor tells the newspaper.

The late August date suggests Wiggins could be part of the deal because the Cavaliers can't trade him until then. Per league rules, Wiggins can't be dealt for 30 days after signing his rookie contract, which he did on July 24.

"I think when you move somebody like Kevin, who's been an all-star, that you've got to get a number of players on your team that have the potential of replacing him," Taylor is quoted in the article. ESPN reported a deal for Love would also likely include former No. 1 pick Anthony Bennett as well as a future first-round draft choice.

Meanwhile, in a move that can be interpreted as risk management, mere coincidence or just something that makes you go, "Hmmm," Wiggins' Cavaliers jersey was pulled from the NBA.com store on Friday.

The scuttlebutt about Love possibly joining LeBron James and Kyrie Irving to create a new big three in Cleveland has Cavaliers fans on the edge of their seats and Wiggins himself anxious about his future.

"I just want to play for a team that wants me. So whichever team wants me I'll play for," Wiggins told ESPN. "At the end of the day you have to remember that the NBA is a business before anything. I'm a rookie. I really don't have too much say," he said.

Love, 25, a three-time NBA All-Star, is a free-agent after this season. While he is said to be intrigued by the idea of playing with James, Love reportedly still intends to become a free agent in 2015 to get the best deal either from the team he is traded to or on the open market.

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